Open Source Bulk Rename Utility AlternativesFile & Exif Renamers like Bulk Rename Utility

The best open source alternative to Bulk Rename Utility is Ant Renamer. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Bulk Rename Utility and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Bulk Rename Utility are Rename Master, F2, KRename and PowerRenameExt.

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Bulk Rename Utility: A Powerful Tool for Batch File Renaming

Introduction

In today's digital age, we often find ourselves managing a large number of files. Renaming them individually can be a tedious and...

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  1. Ant Renamer icon

    Ant Renamer

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    Ant Renamer is a free (really free, i.e. the source code is available) program that makes easier the renaming of lots of files and folders by using specified settings. It supports Unicode names.

    75 Ant Renamer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    Files list

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Portable
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Batch Editing
    6.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Support for regular expressions
    11.  Meta tag analyzer
    12.  Support for Unicode

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    • Most users think Ant Renamer is a great Bulk Rename Utility alternative.

    • Ant Renamer is the most popular Open Source alternative to Bulk Rename Utility.

    • Ant Renamer is Free and Open SourceBulk Rename Utility is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Ant Renamer is LightweightBulk Rename Utility is not according to our users
  2. Rename Master icon

    Rename Master

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    Rename Master is a freeware utility designed to rename multiple files with a just few clicks. Anyone that has worked with websites, file archives, or collections of music, videos, or pictures has probably spent way too much time renaming hundreds of files.

    73 Rename Master alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Rename Master screenshot 1

    Rename Master Features

    1.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Portable

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  4. F2 icon

    F2

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    • F2 helps you organise your filesystem through batch renaming so that your files and directories can have a consistent naming scheme.
    76 F2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    F2 screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Optimal performance

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Variables
    4.  Revert changes
    5.  Import CSV Data
    6.  Support for regular expressions
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Batch processing
    9.  Conflict resolver
    10.  Cross-Platform
    11.  Auto Indexing
    12.  Golang

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    • F2 is the most popular Linux alternative to Bulk Rename Utility.

    • F2 is Free and Open SourceBulk Rename Utility is Free Personal and Proprietary
  5. KRename icon

    KRename

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    KRename is a powerful batch renamer for KDE. It allows you to easily rename hundreds or even more files in one go. The filenames can be created by parts of the original filename, numbering the files or accessing hundreds of informations about the file, like creation date or Exif...

    70 KRename alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Files page

    KRename Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  KDE

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  6. PowerRenameExt icon

    PowerRenameExt

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    PowerRenameExt is a cross-platform bulk renaming tool conceived as a powered-up version of Microsoft's PowerRename tool (part of the PowerToys suite), with extra added functionality such as the ability to use functions in order to compute the replacements, which in turn...

    44 PowerRenameExt alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PowerRenameExt screenshot 1

    PowerRenameExt Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  Batch Rename Files
    6.  Regex substitution
    7.  Cross-Platform

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  7. Siren icon

    Siren

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    The differential of this program is that it can extract information from audio (tags), images (EXIF and IPTC info), video, and many other file types, and use this information when renaming the files.

    32 Siren alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Renaming JPG files with the date and time from the EXIF information. Note all the other EXIF information that can be used as well.
    Discontinued

    Latest version v3.14 dated back to 2013/12/27

    Siren Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Portable

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  9. Métamorphose v2

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    Métamorphose v2 is a batch renamer, a program to rename large sets of files and folders quickly... Created by Ianaré Sévi.

    60 Métamorphose v2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Métamorphose v2 Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files

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  10. Thunar Bulk Renamer icon

    Thunar Bulk Renamer

     5 likes
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    Thunar Bulk Renamer included in the default installation of the XFCE Desktop Environment as part of the Thunar file manager and available as a stand-alone installation in others. It saves the configuration between sessions, and has a very simple to use GUI interface.

    24 Thunar Bulk Renamer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Thunar Bulk Renamer screenshot 1

    Thunar Bulk Renamer Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files

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  11. Simplest File Renamer icon

    Simplest File Renamer

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    Rename your files directly or with your favorite text editor, making use of all your 1337 keyboard shortcuts.

    68 Simplest File Renamer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Simple to use interface - that's all there is.

    Simplest File Renamer Features

    1.  File Renaming
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline

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  12. RegexRenamer icon

    RegexRenamer

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    RegexRenamer is a powerful but simple user-friendly graphical tool used to batch rename files using regular expressions. A regular expression (or regex) is simply text that contains special characters that together defines a pattern that can be used to match text, in this case...

    57 RegexRenamer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RegexRenamer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Latest release: v1.3.1 (13 Jun 2011). See http://regexrenamer.sourceforge.net/

    RegexRenamer Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Support for regular expressions

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  13. Métamorphose icon

    Métamorphose

     21 likes
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    Métamorphose is a batch renamer, a program to rename large sets of files and folders quickly and easily.

    62 Métamorphose alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
    Picker panel, Vista
    Discontinued

    The last update was on April 24th, 2011.

    Métamorphose Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files

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  14. Renamer by EatMe icon

    Renamer by EatMe

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    Renamer by EatMe - Rename / move up to 20.000 files at once with options easy to set in the interface.

    37 Renamer by EatMe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Renamer by EatMe - renaming options - screenshot

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